July 2026

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070626.cfm Effective Prayer Have you ever wondered why God sometimes answers our prayers immediately, but other times it feels like it takes forever? This is a common question many of us have. Today’s gospel provides some useful insights to help us better understand this.  The woman in the gospel had been suffering from hemorrhages for

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070526.cfm  I Am Not A Mechanic Sometimes, we have a good laugh at ourselves. I remember my first car after ordination. It wasn’t a clunker, but it needed some work. I heard a rattle under the carriage. I thought the muffler was loose. So, I grabbed a few tools, got some cardboard, and crawled underneath

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070426.cfm A new Wineskin Every Day   What do we think about this situation? A child tells a friend, “My Mom and Dad are part-time. We eat maybe three times a week, sometimes four if we’re lucky, because that’s the only time we ever see each other.”    What about this scenario? “My husband and I are

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070326.cfm Never Give up St. Thomas’s story is a profound source of comfort for us all. From the very beginning, we find Thomas doubting the Early Church, not in some area of discipline or procedure. He doubts the central Christian message: God raised Jesus from the dead. At various times in our lives, some may

https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/070226.cfm There Is Nothing Routine about Jesus Routines are a part of everyday life. We do the same things when we wake up and prepare for the day. We probably drive the same way to work. So, would it be fair to say that our relationships are also subject to routine? We greet and say